PW Online and On Air: Week of June 9, 2014

Jun 06, 2014

Bestseller Stat Shot

The world said goodbye to Maya Angelou this past weekend as the life of the acclaimed poet, memoirist, and civil rights champion was honored at a memorial service at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Angelou rose to national prominence with the 1969 publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and went on to write six more autobiographies, culminating with 2013’s Mom & Me & Mom; along the way, she also wrote cookbooks, poetry, and essays. In the days after her death, sales of her books (Caged Bird, in particular) shot up. Here’s a look.

What happens when a bunch of children’s book writers and illustrators get together in Vermont? Singing the YA blues, of course. We’ve got the video.

Penguin Random House unveiled its new logo last week, and the reactions were mixed: either the new branding was fresh, clean, and innovative, or it was a real snoozer. We rounded up feedback from other media and our own audience. Check out the highlights at publishersweekly.com/prhlogo.

The More to Come crew recaps BEA and discusses concerns about the harassment policies in place at comics conventions.

Events

Get the latest tips and information about how libraries are developing their digital collections at PW’s next live webcast. PW senior writer Andrew Albanese hosts a discussion with representatives from GM Queens Library Enterprises, the Nashville Public Library, and Recorded Books. Mark your calendar: June 12 at 1 p.m. EST. Registration is free!

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